This week’s prompt is a fun one! I have a lot of crafty things I enjoy – some I haven’t had time to do for a while, but they’re still ones I have great memories of. Here are a few:
- Knitting. I’m not a pro, I mostly make scarves, hats and blankets (mainly flat things), but I enjoy trying different weights and textures of yarns and learning new patterns.
- Colouring. I particularly enjoy this since my kid got into colouring as well. I do find it a bit stressful though as I’m not good at choosing colours!
- Stencils. I used to make my own stencil designs and cut them out myself. I haven’t done this one for a while as it requires a lot of time and sharp cutting tools (not so great when you have a little one), but I still have folders of stencils I made years ago that I use from time to time.
- Baking. Again, I’m no pro, but I have some easier recipes I love making, and baking with my kid is the best. We have watched a lot of Great British Bake Off and my kid wants to compete one day! Delicious.
- Gardening. I love getting my hands in the dirt, planting seeds and watching things start to grow, knowing I was responsible for that plant existing. Another one that’s even better with a kid. We have a great time taking care of plants together.
- Friendship bracelets. Another I haven’t done for a while, but starting to dust off my skills to teach the little one! I used to make these under the desk at school when I was a kid (by attaching them to my jeans above the knee with a safety pin) because staying still and just listening made me feel like I was going to crawl out of my skin. I have been wondering more and more lately if I might have some kind of attention deficit, but either way I used to get in trouble for doing it, but when I got away with it it helped me focus!
- Journaling. Again I haven’t done this as much in recent years, but I used to love journaling.
What about you guys? Which crafty pursuits do you enjoy the most? Any of my favourite hobbies on your lists as well?
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